Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...
Although there've only been two film adaptations of John Green novels to date, I'm beginning to notice a trend. The books they're based on, the movies they turn out to be (or in Paper Towns ' case, ...
Margo Roth Spiegelman is a fantasy. The love interest (played by Cara Delevingne) in John Green's novel Paper Towns, and in its film adaptation in theaters now, is purposefully designed as more of an ...
Spoiler alert! Mild spoilers follow for Paper Towns. You probably thought we were done with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl -- you know, the magical, quirky, unconventionally attractive fantasy of a girl ...
The Patriarchal Lie of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl Must Be Stabbed in the Heart and Killed was a less catchy title for a film. When parody wrestles with the generic tropes it seeks to destabilise, it ...
Unfortunately, lightning doesn't strike twice as Paper Towns is a flat, tepid coming-of-ager that lacks the tear-jerking drama or engaging lead performances from the Green predecessor. The story ...